As part of the Polish-Ukrainian-Spanish project Przystanek MAMA, female psychologists from the University of Gdansk are researching perinatal depression in Ukrainian refugee women. The research will be survey-based, so it is possible to be joined from anywhere in the world.

The study aims to diagnose the mental state of pregnant Ukrainian women and young mothers. The aim is to understand how war can affect the postnatal state and reduce anxiety levels in the respondents. The study also aims to understand how different countries can help these individuals cope with the experience of war.

To date, around 100 refugee women from Ukraine have been surveyed, not only for postnatal depression, but also for other symptoms related to the war experience (trauma, ongoing emotional tension, stress, physical or sexual violence, etc.).

Read more: https://ug.edu.pl/news/pl/4525/badaja-depresje-okoloporodowa-u-uchodzczyn